Bitcoin prices stall – Why BTC’s recovery isn’t confirmed yet
The monthly cumulative Bitcoin demand has turned positive after nearly three consecutive months of low demand.
Private-equity firm Blue Owl Capital (OWL) tumbled nearly 15% this week as it was forced to liquidate $1.4 billion in assets to pay investors looking to exit one of its private credit funds.
At 8 a.m. on Saturday, bitcoin is trading between $67,974 and $68,138 per coin, commanding a market cap of $1.35 trillion, with $46.99 billion in 24-hour trading volume and an intraday range of $66,585 to $68,236.
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February 21, 2026, 1:00 pmThe monthly cumulative Bitcoin demand has turned positive after nearly three consecutive months of low demand.
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The middle of January marked the continuation of an already struggling price action for Bitcoin, as it took on another sharp downtrend. Early into February, the flagship cryptocurrency seemed to be on a free-fall, even breaching important psychological price levels as it crashed.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged five straight weeks of outflows, with $315.9 million leaving last week as institutional investors de-risk amid macro uncertainty.
Stablecoin supply is crypto’s deployable cash. With a total stablecoin market cap of around $307.92 billion and down -1.13% in the past 30 days, the pool has stopped growing month over month. When supply stalls, price moves get sharper, and Bitcoin feels it first in thin depth and bigger wicks.
Bitcoin “retail optimism is fading,” which may be a healthy indicator as sentiment returns to neutral territory, according to Santiment.
Markets are quiet and uneasy. Bitcoin prices have pulled back, and big holders are keeping a cool face while the charts wobble. Reports note that one outspoken investor frames the market in stark terms: it either fails completely or becomes far more valuable than people now imagine.
Small wallets have increased their BTC holdings by 2.5% since October's all-time high while large holders trimmed 0.8%, Santiment data shows.